CHECK-IN AND VERIFICATION

1. Entrants wishing to weigh fish for competition must check in with the official committee boat and proceed in an orderly fashion directly to the weigh station.
 

2. Check-in boat location will be located at the mouth of Big Bay Creek.

3. Check-in time:

Saturday, September 4th 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Fish must be weighed in on the day the fish is caught.

4. Each boat in tournament competition will receive an entry number card. This number must be displayed and acknowledged by the official committee boat at check-in. This recognition is the responsibility of the fishing boat captain.

5. All fish presented to the weighmaster are subject to the Torry meter test, in order to be eligible for prizes.

6. Fish to be weighed in must be from the boat in which they were caught. Fish cannot be transferred from one boat to another.

7. Fish shall not be mutilated in any way other than hook and gaff marks. All hooks and leaders must be removed before weigh-in as a safety measure.

8. Prizes are awarded solely on the basis of fish weight. In the event of identical weights, the first fish weighed in shall be declared the winner.

9. It is the sole responsibility of the crew aboard each boat to offload and present its catch
for weighing. Crews should have their fish ready for offloading. The angler must accompany the fish to the weigh station. No boats will be allowed to tie up at the offloading dock, however other docks are available to tie up too.

10. A signed weigh-in voucher will be required for each individual who places a fish in competition for tournament prizes. Tournament scales will be official weigh-in results. No other weights will be accepted.